Imelda de' Lambertazzi
Imelda de' Lambertazzi is a melodramma tragico or tragic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti from a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on the tragedy Imelda by Gabriele Sperduti. It received its first performance on 5 September 1830 at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
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[edit] Performance history
The opera was not a great success and performances of it are very rare. A concert performance was given on 10 March 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, conducted by Mark Elder, which was recorded by Opera Rara.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 5 September 1830 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Imelda | soprano | Antonietta Galzerani |
| Bonifacio Geremei | baritone | Antonio Tamburini |
| Lamberto | tenor | Berardo Winter |
| Orlando Lambertazzi | tenor | Giovanni Basadonna |
| Ugo | bass | Michele Benedetti |
| Ubaldo | bass | Gennaro Ambrosini |
| Customers, followers of Lambertazzi, friends of Gieremei, soldiers, people | ||
[edit] Synopsis
(This is a variation of the story of Romeo and Juliet.)
- Time: 16th century
- Place: Bologna[1]
Imelda Lambertazzi (of the family supporting the Guelfs) loves Bonifacio, heir of the Geremei (of the family supporting the Ghibelline). When Bonifacio proposes peace between the families, to be sealed by their marriage, he is met with the ire of Imelda's father and brother. When Bonifacio attempts to see Imelda, he is stabbed with a poisoned dagger by her brother. Imelda pleads for forgiveness from her father before expiring herself.
[edit] Recordings
| Year | Cast (Imelda, Lamberto, Orlando Lambertazzi, Andrea Martin) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Floriana Sovilla, Diego D' Auria, Fausto Tenzi, Andrea Martin |
Marc Andreae, Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Orchestra (Recorded at performances in Lugano, 15-19 February) |
Audio CD: Nuova Era Cat: 6778/6779 |
| 2007 | Nicole Cabell, Massimo Giordano, Frank Lopardo, James Westman |
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Geoffrey Mitchell Choir |
Audio CD: Opera Rara Cat: ORC 36 |
[edit] References
Notes
- ^ Osborne, p. 192
- ^ Source for recording information: Recording(s) of Imelda de' Lambertazzi on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Sources
- Ashbrook, William, Donizetti and His Operas, Cambridge University Press, 1982, ISBN 052123526X ISBN 0-521-23526-X
- Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. ISBN 0-140-29312-4
- Osborne, Charles, The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994 ISBN 0931340713
- Weinstock, Herbert, Donizetti and the World of Opera in Italy, Paris, and Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, New York: Pantheon Books, 1963. ISBN 63-13703
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Libretto
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